Smartphone HTC Desire 820: reviews and features

Mobile phone HTC Desire 820, reviews aboutwhich recently began to appear on the network, is, in fact, a thin hybrid of a tablet computer and a smartphone. In addition, the model has impressive technical characteristics, which include the presence of a processor that works directly with eight cores.

Introduction

Currently, the manufacturer of the linesmartphones HTC - Taiwanese company - continues to work successfully in the direction of expanding the model range, the supply of new models to the smartphone market. They every year become better, equipped with modern hardware stuffing to match the previously announced international level. One of these models was the smartphone HTC Desire 820, the reviews of which after its release simply flooded the Internet.

Officially presented this phone was in the autumn. Then the IFA 2015 was held in Germany, in Berlin. At once it can be noted that the HTC Desire 820 S Dual Sim, whose reviews will be summarized in this article, became the continuer of the line. The successor to the Desire 816 model, if you like. In fact, the new smartphone has become nothing more than an improved version of this device. However, this is not so important. It is much more important for us to understand what opportunities the modified phone provides to its users.

Not so long ago at the head of the entire model range stood upsmartphone Desire Eye. And I must say, between this smartphone and HTC Desire 820 Dual SIM, the reviews we will consider, there are certain similarities in terms of appearance, design. The excitement around the model is not entirely understandable, since it is positioned as a model not of high, but of middle level.

But HTC Desire 820 Dual SIM, reviews about whichwill be brought later, nevertheless could collect around itself a huge circle of fans. A lot of buyers preferred it, and in the course of this article we will still try to find out what's in the smartphone.

Users who purchased the device,say that with their dimensions (and they are not so compact, believe me), the smartphone turned out to be not heavy, but can boast of its small thickness. This, in turn, makes the model very convenient to handle. The phone is in the hand quite comfortable. As noted by users, when handling the device in this regard, no negative emotions can arise. And now, a little moving away from the reviews, we will consider what HTC Desire 820 features.

Equipment

The model is delivered to the smartphone market ina box made of white thin cardboard. I think that lovers of this brand have already noticed that the use of such a package for HTC has become something of a tradition, if it can be called so. At first glance this is a flat box of a square shape. It has rounded outlines. The box itself is made of special materials, which can then be used after processing. To apply the inscriptions, use soy ink as a paint.

You can call the box not just neat: she is awarded the title "stylish". And this is by no means an exaggeration, but simply a statement of fact. But as for the discovery, then everything is not so rosy. The top cover of the box is completely covered by the bottom tray. That's why something to hook into that area with your fingers is problematic enough. Very often, customers who purchase the HTC Desire 820, the reviews mentioned earlier, complain that immediately after opening the lid of the package is simply torn.

The package of the model is rather modest. Here there is a charger operating at a voltage of 5 volts and with a current of 1 ampere, a connecting cable for synchronizing the device with a laptop or personal computer. This, of course, is about the wire MicroUSB. There is also a stereo headset. But speaking about it, it is worth mentioning that the headset has non-tangling wires. But in terms of appearance to its counterparts, it obviously loses.

Appearance and design

HTC Desire 820, whose owners' feedback we already havepartly viewed, boasts a body made of plastic. This was, in principle, and in the case of the Desire Eye model. This is logical, since at the beginning of the article it was already said that there is an external similarity between the two devices in terms of appearance. And this, by the way, is the difference between the 820th model and the flagships of the One series. Recall that the latter are made of metal materials. The HTC Desire 820 smartphone is being implemented, which we will discuss further on in the sporty, as it can be called, style. It is very bizarre (but at the same time, well) the white color of the performance is combined with the stripes. They are wide enough and bright. Frames the strips of all the elements of the smartphone body, right from the camera to the screen.

A very wide band closes around the perimeterscreen. Even though a plastic case is made rather than metal, it can not be said that this model looks worse than the One series. Yes, here there is a more youthful style, sporty, but this does not make the smartphone seem worse, in any case. Attractiveness, of course, because of this style is not lost, it's a fact.

It is worth saying that the materials were selectedengineers, designers and designers to the glory. You can say, even with taste. Polycarbonate has turned out smooth, and it looks bright enough. Building the phone should not cause any complaints. The details are assembled clearly and adjusted in no way worse. But, comparing the 820-th model with the same Desire Eye, it is necessary to note one drawback of the first device: the plastic here is a little slippery.

Mixed feelings cause the size of the phone. On the one hand, the developers of the company seem to have nothing to praise. With such a screen (and its diagonal is 5.5 inches), the phone is quite stretched. Not everyone can comfortably use it at such sizes. Played their role and stereo speakers, for which there was a lot of space. But the undoubted advantage is the thickness of the model, which was reduced to the maximum. This equalizes the scales, no doubt. Do you agree that a flat device is much easier to hold in the palm of your hand even with such large dimensions? The weight of the smartphone is within acceptable limits.

The frames around the screen are wide enough, becauseOn the front side (top and bottom) of the screen were cut openings for stereo speakers. The body of the water is not protected, as was the case with Desire Eye. That is why the loudspeakers of the speakers were made in the form of ordinary arrays. Here we observe a certain symmetry. The LED indicator is located next to the camera window. It signals to the user about the incoming message or that the battery of the device is discharged.

Front

As stated earlier, the perimeter of the screen iswide black frame. If not for her, then the phone's case could be smaller. The lower part of the frame reaches a width of about one centimeter. There is only a logo, and there are no useful elements. The control buttons are located on the screen. They are nonmechanical. Change the set of buttons and their location will help customize the settings.

Behind

It is logical that on the back of the device there are nolattices and speakers, we will not find. The back surface of the device is almost smooth. The exception is a fairly large camera, whose round eye is almost bulging out of the case. It, by the way, is also framed by a plastic rim of color, different from the main color of the case. Near the camera itself there is an eye of an LED flash. It, by the way, can be used as a flashlight if necessary. To do this, you only need to use a special program that is installed in your smartphone.

Left

Housing HTC Desire 820 Dual SIM, review, reviews aboutwhich are given in this article, refers to the non-separable type. It is monolithic, as it is customarily called. It's uncommon that SIM cards, as well as a memory card, are installed in slots located on the side of the device. All three holes are covered with a plug. As you know, there is a modification of the smartphone, which supports only one SIM-card. In it, the slot for the second card is simply tightly clogged with a plug.

On right

HTC Desire 820, review, reviews of whichis present in the article, there are also stubs on the opposite side. There are hardware keys of the smartphone. It's about swinging the volume, about the lock button and on / off. But the buttons, with which you could control the camera, is not available. The keys are made of plastic. They are large enough, therefore to find them blindly is quite possible in complete darkness. The response is a bit soft, I would like it to be more rigid.

Bottom

At the bottom there is a connector forsynchronization with a personal computer such as MicroUSB. Version 2.0, it supports the connection of third-party devices using OTG adapters.

From above

At the top there is a connector for connecting the headset and headset. This is a standard of 3.5 mm.

Do we need stubs?

What is below, that the top - end caps are notare covered. On the one hand, not everyone likes it, on the other hand, the user is deprived of the need to constantly plug-out stubs. With all the resulting mechanical consequences, primarily for the phone itself.

Conclusion on design

A lot of different coloroptions. The fact is that the models differ not only in the color of the strips running along the perimeter, but also in the color of the case itself. Users also noted this fact, saying that everyone will be able to find a color scheme to their liking.

Screen

HTC Desire 820 is equipped with a matrix type IPS,which reduces the burden on the eyes. Due to this, the user gets the opportunity to read texts and e-books long enough, use the Internet for these needs. The screen dimensions are 68 by 121 millimeters. The diagonal of the device, as was said before, is 5.5 inches. At the same time, the screen resolution is 1280 by 720 pixels. With these parameters, the density is not particularly high - only 267 pixels per inch. However, this does not negate the good consumer qualities of the device in this parameter.

Above the thickness of the frame next to the screenis 16 millimeters, from below 4 millimeters more. On each side, the distance was kept to a minimum: only 5 millimeters. Earlier it was already mentioned that such dimensions directly affected the dimensions of the devices. But what to do, it seems, this could not be avoided.

The display, it should be noted, is quite bright. It is possible to automatically adjust the brightness, because the sensor is built into the design. There is support for the "multitouch" technology. It gives the smartphone the ability to process about 10 touches made simultaneously. But you must use the technology manually, using the settings of the phone.

Camera

The older model - Desire Eye - wins the 820thon a number of parameters. But definitely not on the camera. Here, our smartphone greatly bypassed its "mentor." The front camera is represented by a device that has a resolution of 8 megapixels, but for this resolution it shows a fairly average quality. Although, it would seem, it should work better. The auto focus function is not available. There is no frontal flash either. But the front camera allows you to shoot video in a sufficiently high resolution. Speech, of course, is about Full HD. It is 1920 by 1080 pixels. For photo enthusiasts there is a smile detection function, and you can shoot using the volume button.

Rear, main, the camera is more high-quality, thatfrom it, in principle, and expected. This is a 13-megapixel device, which is equipped with sensors. Automatic focusing is available, as there is a single-section LED flash. The camera does not shoot in 4K mode, but it records at a resolution of 1080 pixels.

Set of communications

It is quite expected the work of a smartphone in 3G modes and2G. You can work in 4G. The set of wireless modules is quite standard: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth. As mentioned before, there is a MicroUSB port with the ability to connect the device using an OTG adapter. It can be a computer mouse, keyboard, flash memory drive.

Hardware

The platform, which operates the 820-th model,eight-core, 64-bit. Here there are four cores of two architectures. They differ among themselves by the maximum operating frequency. Influence has a choice of working nuclei on how the charge will be consumed. By the way, a more powerful group has a clock frequency of 1.5 GHz. Running a small group, you can save enough charging. The graphics accelerator operates at 550 MHz. This is Adreno 405.

"RAM" is built in 2 GB. A user of 16 GB of long-term memory is only available 9.5. You can increase the memory size by using flash drives via the OTG adapter or by using a microSD memory card. The model is perfect for launching the newest games and applications on it. The hardware allows you to do this. The model in this regard will be relevant for quite a long time, nobody doubts this.